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Environmental groups target farm: Two environmental groups – Ozark Society and Buffalo River Watershed Alliance – can intervene in a hog farm’s appeal of its permit denial, an administrative law judge ordered on Feb. 14. C&H Hog Farms in Newton County, Ark., has appealed the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality’s denial of its operating permit to the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission, with a hearing tentatively scheduled for Aug. 6-8. The commission’s administrative law judge, Charles Moulton, has ruled that the Ozark Society and the Buffalo River Watershed Alliance, could intervene in the appeal, but he declined to rule on the extent to which they can participate. C&H owners applied for a new permit to replace their expiring one in 2016, but the department denied the application in January, which would effectively shut down the farm. It is allowed to remain open during the appeal process. Educators honored: Four professors from the University of Arkansas’ Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences were recently selected winners of college-level awards at the annual University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Awards Luncheon. Kris Brye, Lanier Nalley, Larry Purcell and Jill Rucker were presented awards at the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural. Brye, professor of applied soil physics and pedology in the Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, won the Bumpers College Alumni Society Outstanding Advising Award. Nalley, associate professor of agricultural business in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, won the Jack G. Justus Award for Teaching Excellence. Purcell, Distinguished Professor of crop physiology and holder of the Altheimer Chair for Soybean Research in the Department of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences, won the Spitze Land Grant University Faculty Award for Excellence. Rucker, assistant professor of agricultural communications in the Department of Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology, won the John W. White Outstanding Teaching Award.

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nd they’re off! This is how I feel every weekday after herding four children and a husband through morning routines. It’s been the same Jody Harris is a freelance schedule every weekday morning communications specialist, for years. You would think we’d have it perfected gardener, ranch wife and by now. We haven’t. mother of four. She and Since we are such clever parents, we have tried her family raise Angus beef out many different strategies for getting our famcattle and other critters on ily out the door on time. We have created breaktheir northwest Arkansas fast menus where everyone had to select their ranch. She is a graduate “order” the night before. We have a routine for of Missouri State University. laying out clothes and organizing school bags beTo contact Jody, go to fore bedtime. If it has been suggested to us, we’ve ozarksfn.com and click on tried it. Some things have worked well for our ‘Contact Us.’ family and some have not. Recently, my husband (the morning school chauffeur) has implemented some competition in our morning routine. Each one of our kids thinks the front seat of the vehicle is a throne that exudes a higher status than any other seat in the car or truck. They all want to sit in the front seat and now he’s making them work for it. The “friendly” competition is not friendly at all at times. Basically, if you are one of our children and can get ready earlier, eat breakfast and be out the door first, you win that morning’s ride to school in the front seat. The race to the front seat has been close several mornings in a row. The last one out the door is the same kid every single day. Said child is not motivated and puffs up pouting in the back seat every morning. There is one child who consistently greets the day early and wins the spot. The other three siblings had become bitter losers at some point. One night, they decided to band together against the gloating winner. The other three children snuck back into her room and turned off her alarm clock. The next morning, she was completely dismayed because the other kids had all beaten her downstairs for breakfast. They were howling with laughter at the mad look on her face. She was then puffed up and pouting in the backseat. She learned not to gloat about winning after that experience. Last weekend, we took the kids with us on a trip to Oaklawn race track in Hot Springs, Ark. They loved watching the horses get saddled up and raced. They were fascinated by the tiny jockeys who rode these beautiful race horses. They looked through the race book over and over trying to figure out which one would be the big winner. They applied strategies for picking winners – such as the jockey’s silks colors, the most interesting horse name and even a favorite number. One of our children stood out among the other four at being able to pick winners. She probably got into the excitement and competition more than the others. It was fun to watch them all experience something new and enjoy the competition. Whether racing horses or racing to the front seat of the car in the morning, the one’s with ambition, drive and determination typically come out in the winner’s circle, neighbor.

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uper Bowl LII has come and gone, and, as always, most of the commercials were great. Celebrities, athletes and others stumping for cars, beer, snacks, soda, cell phones and Julie Turner-Crawford other products have become the norm on is a native of Dallas Super Sunday, and commercials have become a tradiCounty, Mo., where she tion, just like the game itself. I like football, but when grew up on her family’s the “big game” isn’t exactly going the way I want, I’m farm. She is a graduate ready for the commercials to come on. of Missouri State My favorite commercials over the years have feaUniversity. To contact tured the famous Budweiser Clydesdales (the one a Julie, call 1-866-532-1960 few years ago with the lost puppy was a real tear jerkor by email at editor@ er), and the truck commercial featuring the “eligible ozarksfn.com. bachelor” that turned out to be a Hereford bull was hilarious. And who can forget the commercial featuring the immortal words of Paul Harvey and why God made a farmer? That one continues to circulate around even today. The only agriculture-related commercial I saw this year was promoting avocados from Mexico. Of all the crops grown in the U.S., the only commercial featuring an agriculture product during the biggest televised sports event in the nation is avocados from Mexico? It’s the only time I have ever seen a television commercial for avocados. I’m not a fan of avocados, but the folks who decided to advertise during the Super Bowl know that enough guacamole is consumed during Super Bowl Sunday to cover the entire length of a football field… 11.8 feet deep. What happened to happy chickens, milk mustaches and the gravelly voice of Sam Elliot asking what’s for dinner? Many commercials were for food items, yet there was no mention about where that food comes from. Potato and corn chips, the last time I checked, are made from potatoes and corn, yet there was no mention of those crops. No mention of the farmers who produced the beef that went into the all-beef patty, or the lettuce, tomato and onion that topped them. No mention of the farmer who grew the wheat for the bun — Continued on Next Page

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or the dairy farmer whose cows produce the cheese that was melted on top. Not even a mention of the old pigskin was made during the Super Bowl. Kraft Foods had a couple of spots during the game, but there was no salute to our nation’s farmers. While only avocados got a spotlight, most of the products advertised have a connection to agriculture, right down to the tires on the latest and greatest car and the plastic in cell phones. It’s amazing how many non-food items are related to agriculture, and many people have no idea how tied they are to the industry. The Super Bowl drew in an estimated 103 million viewers and I think many of our agricultural companies and organizations missed out on some great advertising opportunities. There were literally tons of burgers, chicken wings, pulled pork, pizza, chips and dip, and other foods consumed on game day, but not a word from anyone involved in agriculture. Only the avocado folks got on the bandwagon. According to various sources, advertisers shelled out about $5 million for a 30-second airtime slot during the Super Bowl. Is it worth it? Many companies apparently think it is and not only pay the airtime

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While focused on the future for his sons, Clint Bowen hopes to become a full-time cattleman Clint and Amber Bowen are highly active and involved people with twin teenaged sons Brandt and Mack. They live on a cow/ calf farm in Garfield, Ark. Clint is a Rogers Fire Department heavy rescue captain of a special ops team. His community duties include being on the Benton County Fair and Farm Bureau boards, as well as president of the Junior Livestock Sale Convention and a member of the Extension Executive Committee. Amber teaches kindergarten in Pea Ridge, Ark., and is the hub of the family’s hectic schedule. The Bowen farm was recently asked to Clint Bowen is a full-time firefighter and an Angus producer. represent the Beef Checkoff program by bringing a live animal to a convention at Sam’s Club’s home office. Since, ac- Jeremy Powell, who is part of the Univer- during even the hottest season, which means their show cattle have good hair cording to Clint, 80 percent of beef con- sity of Arkansas pre-vet program staff. Most semen comes from Tour of Duty, without air conditioning. sumed comes from small producers with “While black does sell better, the main 30 or fewer head of cattle, the Checkoff a Benton County Fair Grand Champiprogram wanted a small family farm as a on Angus bull, which will be shown by reasons I like the Angus breed is that it has Brandt this year. better marbling and matures faster. The fastrepresentative. The farm, at this point, is all about the er you can finish an animal, the more mon“Many people are so far removed from the family farm that they have never seen Bowen children and providing highly ey you make,” Clint explained. “I can have beef cattle and are amazed by the size and competitive show animals while steers a steer ready for slaughter in 14 months and are raised for themselves and for sale to could sell more if I raised more.” docility,” Clint said. The Bowens use a 13-percent protein Another farm program Clint appreciates friends and neighbors. As third-generation farmer, Clint is hop- feed. They provide 1 percent of the body is from the Arkansas Conservation District. This program allows farmers to rent ing his sons will be the fourth. If it were weight in grain during winter because a no till drill on a variable scale according financially feasible, Clint would be a full- the cattle need more energy to comto the number of acres being drilled and time farmer. Nonetheless, he and Amber bat the cold. When finishing or getting strive to give their sons the experience and ready for a show, they feed 2 to 3 percent starting at $50 per day. of the body weight. In addition, Clint Finally, Clint is planning on putting values of an agricultural life. Appreciating his boyhood, especially had a 780-foot well dug in order to get in automatic freeze proof waterers with snow days, Clint explained that at age 6 deeper and better quality water at a presprogram help. The Bowen farm is 25 owned acres in he would drive a pickup or tractor to feed sure of 21 gallons per minute. cattle. Similarly his boys had Currently the Bowen’s have a crossbred Garfield and 15 leased acres their first four wheelers at age heifer named Charlotte that is mostly in Little Flock, Ark., which Garfield, Ark. 4 and today are responsible for Angus, Maine Anjou and Chianina. She they use to support 20 purefeeding the cattle when Clint is is longer haired and heavier bone with an bred Angus mommas, some at work. over-sized rump. She is also docile. registered, as well as a regisOne reason they chose their “If my animals aren’t kids safe, down the tered cleanup bull. All momacreage in Garfield is that it has suf- road they go. I am really looking forward mas are bred by AI performed ficient shade and continuous breezes to see which she produces,” Clint said. by Clint’s brother-in-law, Dr. FEBRUARY 26, 2018

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Shirley Williams is a full-time cattlewoman, while her husband Fred manages their land Blind dates are often criticized and sources of humor, but the truth is they can work as one did for Fred and Shirley Williams of Van Buren, Ark. “When Fred started to talk tractors, I think I fell in love,” Shirley said with a laugh. Fred and Shirley take care of 439 acres out of a 700-acre family owned property. Shirley and Fred Williams run their cattle herd on land that has been a They raise and sell registered Angus in addition to Angus/Waygu cross cattle used part of the Williams family since 1935. for family consumption. Fred has a more than 30-year-old ad agency named Williams/Crawford & Associates in Fort Smith, Ark.. Shirley, on the other hand, is the full-time rancher. he attended classes between milkings, he left to go to Conway to finish his under“We make a good ranch team because she’s a whole lot better at cattle than I am, graduate degree. At that time, his father transitioned from dairy to commercial beef, and I’m better with the land,” Fred said. mostly backgrounding steers. Shirley and Fred started out the same way The Williams family has been in the cattle business since 1898. In but saw a good friend named David McMahon every Wednesday at their 1935, during the Great Depression, a set of brothers separated and Van Buren, Ark. local Rotary meeting who led them into the registered Angus business Fred’s grandfather, Warren Williams, bought the first parcel of the family happily coinciding with Shirley’s desire for a cow/calf operation. homestead for a dairy herd. That land was close to town so milk could be The change in operation also caused a change in facilities. Fred designed delivered by wagon. When Fred was a boy, he milked twice a day with everything for a one-person operation making sure it was ideal for a female since his father, Joe Williams. After completing two years towards a degree Shirley was going to be taking care of the animals with AI as the only method of in communications at the Univeristy of Arkansas in Fort Smith, where breeding. Fred refenced the whole property, including a 150-acre plot of wildland

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meet your neighbors because they didn’t need any more pasture and didn’t want the cattle in Flat Rock Creek, which borders the property for 2 1/2 miles. “Land needs to be watched as carefully as cattle,” Fred said. To accomplish this, Fred upgraded ranch roads so he could access every pasture area on the farm easily. He scrutinizes both pasture and trees. He looks at color, height, density and weeds in the grass while checking tree health because, according to Fred, “If the trees are not doing well, neither is the land.” Land practices include soil testing every year in various locations and having the local co-op custom make fertilizer for each area. Vegetation is mostly Bermuda, with other natural grasses such as dallisgrass and crabgrass. Because clovers are so important, the land is over seeded with clover and contains Ladino, arrowleaf and one pasture with red clover. Shirley sprays for weeds and spot sprays particularly stubborn weeds like buttercups in the spring and horse nettle in the summer. Because thistles have been dug up for 70 years, they are not common, but are still dug up as soon as one appears. Fred partners with a neighbor on 40 acres which is used as hay ground.” “We are just caretakers responsible for God’s handiwork, and our job is to pass on both the land and the love of the land so it will continue as a family legacy,” Fred said. “Fortunately, there has always been one or two in each generation with that special passion, and for us that is our daughter Elizabeth Jane and her husband Joshua. These 700 acres accommodates much of our family and contains seven residences with a new one in the offing for Elizabeth Jane.” The Williams’ herd consists of 40 registered Angus mommas in addition to four 50/50 Angus/Waygu crosses. “We like the cross for our personal use better than pure Waygu because the meat is more muscled while still highly marbleized and tender,” Shirley said. Taste and tenderness are also supported by graining the last 90 days while the cattle are still on pasture. Shirley’s stepfather, John Yeomans, who was born and raised in London and lives with the couple, named the tasty cross Wangus, a clever and persistent description. Shirley performs the AI having received FEBRUARY 26, 2018

training 25 years ago at Bovine Elite in College Station, Texas. She has an 89 percent pregnancy rate on first service. She breeds all on natural heat cycles, without hormonal synchronization to bring the cattle into heat. She also pulls DNA on every calf to improve her ability to select the best sire/cow mating’s when purchasing semen. Traits such as low birth weight, maximum growth, fertility and docility are at the top of her list, with carcass traits also being very desirable such as marbling, ribeye and fat thickness resulting in a good beef value index. She maintains a 45- to 60- day calving season in the fall. All of the bull calves are sold to the Raymond Moore family in Lufkin, Texas at weaning. Average weaning weight is around 700 pounds when Moore Farms hauls them to Texas and they raise them to a productive 18 months old before being sold and put to work, mostly by commercial ranchers. Shirley has a very simple feeding program. Replacement heifers and first calf heifers are fed grain until they are bred, all adult cows, 3 years and older, are on grass and hay only. Replacement heifers are bred at 14 months of age to calve at 2 years of age. You are asking a lot of a growing heifer to get pregnant at 14 months, calve at two, raise a calf and breed back. So their nutritional needs are higher than that of the older cows. Shirley works closely with her 25-year friend and veterinarian Dr. David Ford at Hubbs Animal Clinic in Van Buren, Ark. He is an Angus breeder and knows exactly what vaccination protocol is needed each time. The herd is vaccinated twice a year, in April and October. The calves are vaccinated at approximately 3 months of age and then receive a booster 4 to 6 weeks later. Dr. Ford’s health protocol has been so successful on Fair Oaks Farm that Shirley hasn’t had to treat a calf for anything in the last 15 years. She even removed a gate that Fred had added in the creep lot to pin calves to make it easier to give them shots because she never used it. Fair Oaks Farm is a beautiful and productive spread bumping up against Van Buren, just as Fred’s grandfather intended. He selected well because the trees after which the Homestead is named seclude this hidden corner.

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Heather Friedrich works to build support of local agriculture

How many organizations, projects and programs can one person devote their time and hard work to? This is a question that doesn’t seem to cross Heather Friedrich’s mind as she continues to expand her involvement in agriculture and her community. Heather is a program technician in the horticulture department at the University of Arkansas. In her 14 years at the university, Heather has started, worked with and contributed to many programs connecting farmers and their consumers and promoting sustainable agriculture. With programs like Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, Double Your Dollars and the Center for Agricultural and Rural Sustainability, Heather has made a great impact on Heather Friedrich her community. began her education with However, her passion for local agria focus on nutrition, but culture goes back much farther than soon returned to her her 14 years in Arkansas. agriculture roots. Heather grew up in Iowa on a small dairy and grain farm. It was a family farm grown organically for years. Heather carried her interest in agriculture into college and got a degree in human nutrition from the University of Wisconsin - Stout. “Before I graduated college I knew I was going to switch gears and get more into the agriculture production side of things,” she said. “But the nutrition side is still really important to me.” Heather’s time working at a local bed and breakfast during her undergraduate career opened her eyes to the importance of supporting local agriculture. “I think it was there I was first exposed to local food systems and organic production systems,” she said. “The owner wanted to support local farms as much as possible, so we shopped at the farmers market when we could. That was the entry point for me,” she said. Transitioning to Iowa State University for graduate school nurtured Heather’s passion for local agriculture. “There were a couple of farmers markets that were big and thriving,” she said. “It was always so interesting to connect with those farmers and see how they’re growing their products, learn about their families and visit their farms.” Her major area of study, organic production, was definitely an area of interest for her, but it did not fulfill her desire to support the local food systems she cared so deeply for. That was not a problem for Heather because she went out and found the community that would satisfy her interests.

“The research I did there was not necessarily about local foods, but there were other opportunities outside of studies to explore local foods,” she said. Heather finished graduate school with her passion for local food systems solidified, and came to the University of Arkansas in 2003 under Curt Rom to work on a new organic and sustainable research and education program. Her position started with fruit research examining management practices and organic systems to evaluate fruit production. However, she’s been steered more to the project manager position since Rom left to fill a different position. “My position has changed over the years, but it’s still largely focused on sustainable agriculture,” she said. “One of the things in my job that I feel really fortunate about is that I get to work on sustainability issues on a local, Northwest Arkansas level, a statewide level and a national level, too” Her passion for striving for sustainable agriculture truly shows in her involvement in the National Strawberry Sustainability Initiative (NSSI). The goal of NSSI is to move closer to a more sustainable production of strawberries. The program went from 2013-15, and Heather is working with a multidisciplinary team of faculty from across the country to get additional funding to continue the research. Heather’s work in sustainable agriculture stretches beyond just one program. She is involved in many projects in this field, one of which being Photo by Sarah Cato the Center for Agricultural and Rural Sustainability (CARS), which aims to help growers obtain skills to farm more environmentally friendly. Another project Heather plays a part in is the Sustainable Agricultural Research and Education Program (SARE) which, similar to CARS, spends resources on educating growers and researchers. “With SARE, we provide travel expenses and scholarship opportunities for the people that are training farmers,” Heather said. “And we also host workshops. One workshop we have coming up is managing wildlife on your farm.” Along with these sustainability programs, Heather contributes a large chunk of her career to better the Northwest Arkansas community and its agriculture. Her work in the community shines in two different programs; the Double Your Dollars program and Tri Cycle Farms. Double Your Dollars provides a dollar for dollar match for purchases made with an EBT card at farmer’s markets.

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ozarks roots The program started with a USDA farmer’s market grant which equipped farmers with an electronic system to accept EBT, and the project grew after a receiving grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation. Double Your Dollars does more than just provide low income families with locally grown food, it supports local producers and serves as a link between farmers and their consumers. Heather firmly believes that connecting the public and the growers is essential for the success of local food systems. “These systems don’t work in a vacuum,” Heather said. “There has to be that interaction between the community and agriculture for both of them to be successful.” Tri Cycle Farms is an organization that focuses on improving and giving back to the community. One project they’ve recently ramped up is their food recovery program. They’ve collaborated with Whole Foods to recover some of their foods that were deemed unsellable but are still edible, and give them to foodinsecure families. Although the last decade or more of her life has been decorated with several organizations, programs and projects, she still sees room for improvement. “We’re always learning what we can do better,” she said. “I really want to see our farmers think about the next level of local food systems. Rather than just farmers’ markets that are open with limited days and hours to, what about a hospitals or other places with food services that serve hundreds of people daily? How can we equip our farmers to tap into some of those markets?” “Farmers markets reach a small market,” she said. “Larger markets that take a little more coordination would mean supporting more farmers in our region.” Heather said ultimately, she wants to support the Northwest Arkansas food system and its advancements. “I’ve been here for 14 years,” she said, “and there’s still so many interesting things to do.”

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Owner: Dr. Barry Pollard Location: Springdale, Ark. Manager: Brad Wright (pictured) History: P&K Equipment was started in 1985 by neurologist Dr. Barry Pollard and another partner, who is now deceased. The first location was in Kingfisher, near Enid, Okla. Dr. Pollard went after parts one day and found the John Deere dealership was for sale. After purchasing a third location in Stillwater, Okla., he knew he needed help and hired Scott Eisenhauer as a general manager. More Oklahoma locations were added in addition to the purchase of nine dealerships in Iowa five years ago in order to diversify income by including big row crop customers. Next P&K looked toward Arkansas and now has this Springdale location, as well as another in Fort Smith, with a total of 22 stores under the P&K Equipment name. Meanwhile, John Deere was seeking to consolidate dealerships under fewer owners. Understanding a business model that allowed for greater discounts first to the dealers and then in turn to the customers resulted greater buying power. Products and Services: “Our business is comprised

of two sectors, with the first being the equipment sector,” said manager Brad Wright. “John Deere offerings a range from riding lawn mowers up to 200 HP tractors with most sales coming from 25 HP residential mowers up to 100 HP tractors used for haying. Nonetheless, we also sell larger equipment for larger customers such as hay farmers and cities. We sell Stihl equipment, as well as zero turn riding mowers, chain saws, weed eaters, blowers etc. as well as Honda products, such as walk-behind and self-propelled mowers, generators and similar products. Finally, we cater to the poultry industry by supplying equipment for house maintenance such as washing equipment and decakers. We also sell John Deere apparel and toys for all ages, including ride on toys as well as lubricants and self-maintenance supplies.”

Philosophy and future: “P&K wants customers to have what they call the P&K experience, which means customers are taken care of as part of the P&K family. Simply put, taking care of customers takes care of the business. As P&K continues to grow by adding dealerships with the same P&K family philosophy, we expect our location to grow as the area’s population increases and awareness of our commitment to perfection spreads.”

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The Efurd family transitioned from a dairy operation to beef cattle and poultry Jackson Efurd ran a dairy in Gentry, Ark., but moved to his father’s farm in Dayton Community in Huntington, Ark., in 1976, bringing the dairy with him. Jackson and his son Shawn ran the dairy until November 2000 by which time each already had two chicken houses and shared a commercial herd on an expanded farm. “My dad and I thought it was time for a change,” Shawn explained. “Regardless, I still have five or six Holsteins here as a reminder of our heritage, which means they will die here as part of our herd.”

Jackson’s chicken houses were destroyed in an ice storm; fortunately, they were empty. Though Jackson elected not to rebuild, Shawn remained in the chicken business. He added LED lighting in 2016 and retrofit cool cells by which time they weigh 4 pounds. in 2000 with the latest updates being These birds are used for Tyson specialty items such as nuggets, breast changing out the brooders strips and chicken wings. and adding a control room When the birds leave, the to each house. Waterers and houses are vacant for two feeders, on the other hand, weeks. An entire industry is have proved to be durable Huntington, Ark devoted to clean out, and Shawn and remained the same. has the litter tilled between annual Chicks arrive at one day old total cleanouts and timing is deterand remain for only 36 days,

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168.00-220.00 160.00-199.00 144.00-175.00 135.00-161.50 132.00-148.00

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lambs, and 19 percent ewes and rams. All prices are per hundred weight (CWT) unless noted otherwise. SHEEP: Midwest - High Plains Direct Slaughter Cattle 2/18/18 Feeder Lambs, mostly hair: Medium and Large 1-2 45-59 lbs 265.00-285.00. Medium and Large 2-3 40-52 lbs 235.005 Area (Tx-Ok, Ks, Neb, Ia, Colo) 255.00, couple 200.00-210.00. Live Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice Slaughter Lambs, mostly hair: Choice Prime 2-3 60-69 lbs Steers: 128.00-130.50; wtd. avg. price 129.61. 270.00-287.50, ind 255.00; 80-85 lbs 237.50-241.00; 95-111 lbs Heifers: 126.00-130.00; wtd. avg. price 129.57. 165.00-180.00; 152-160 lbs 75.50-90.00. Choice 1-3 ind 62 lbs Dressed Basis Sales - Over 80% Choice 215.00; 80-85 lbs 200.00-215.00; 108-120 lbs 135.00-150.00; Steers: 203.00-207.00; wtd. avg. price 205.02. 160-165 lbs 62.50-65.00. Heifers: 202.00-207.00; wtd. avg. price 205.34. Several Families of hair ewes with single or twin lambs: Medium and Large 1-2 65.00-75.00 per head. Medium and Large 2-3 55.00-65.00 per head. Replacement Ewes, mostly hair: Medium and Large 1-2 75145 lbs 135.00-165.00, couple 170.00, Medium and Large 2-3 Norwood, Mo. • Producers Auction Yards 2/8/18 80-125 lbs 115.00-130.00. Receipts: 165 Slaughter Ewes: Utility and Good 1-3 100-197 lbs 75.00At this month’s special dairy sale at the Producers Auction 105.00. Utility 2-3 100-170 lbs 50.00-55.00. Yard, demand was good on a light supply. The supply consist- Replacement Hair Rams: Medium and Large 1-2 80-131 lbs ed of 6 percent Springer Heifers, 7 percent Bred Heifers, 37 125.00-130.00. percent Open Heifers, 1 percent Fresh and Milking Cows, 1 Slaughter Rams: Scarce. percent Bred Cows and 10 percent baby calves. The balance GOATS: was made up of weigh cows and beef animals. All quotes are Feeder kids: Selection 1 30-39 lbs 270.00-280.00, couple 140 on a per head basis for Holsteins unless noted otherwise. 310.00. Selection 2 25-33 lbs 245.00-265.00. Springer Heifers Bred Seven to Nine Months: Approved Slaughter Kids: Selection 1 40-75 lbs 287.50-300.00, ind 775.00-860.00, Jersey 900.00-925.00, Medium Individual 305.00. Selection 1-2 43-80 lbs 257.50-285.00, few 230.00700.00, Individual Crossbred 750.00, Individual Jersey 650.00. 250.00; 70-95 lbs 175.00-195.00. Selection 2-3 48-100 lbs Heifers Bred Four to Six Months: Approved 850.00-910.00, 120.00-135.00, couple 155.00. Individual Crossbred 890.00, Medium 700.00-710.00, IndiSeveral families Medium and Large: 1-2 80.00-95.00 per head. vidual Crossbred 700.00, Common 440.00-500.00, Individual Medium and Large 2-3 62.50. Crossbred 500.00. Replacement Does: Selection 1-2 80-125 lbs 165.00-190.00. Open heifers: Approved 341-382 lbs 320.00-375.00, 405 lbs Selection 2 85-110 lbs 130.00-157.50. Pair Jerseys 330.00, Medium 200-300 lbs Individual Crossbred Slaughter Does: Selection 2-3 92-125 lbs 135.00-153.00; 135.00, 300-400 lbs Crossbred 230.00-240.00, 765 lbs Pair 95-160 lbs 115.00-135.00. Selection 3 95-165 lbs 97.50-115.00; 600.00. 102-178 lbs 80.00-100.00. Fresh Milking Heifers and Cows: Common Individual Jersey Replacement Bucks: Selection 1 couple 90-100 lbs 160.00 500.00. Slaughter Bucks: Selection 2 140-155 lbs 120.00-145.00; 105Bred and Springer Cows: Common Jerseys 400.00-475.00. 190 lbs 85.00-170.00. Baby Calves: Holstein Heifers Individual 150.00, Holstein Bulls Large 150.00-175.00, Small 75.00-85.00, Crossbred Bulls National Sheep Summary 2/16/18 65.00-75.00, Beef Cross Heifers 170.00-300.00, Beef Cross Bulls Weekly Trends: Compared to last week slaughter lambs 210.00-230.00. steady to 15.00 higher, except at New Holland, PA steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter ewes steady. No comparison on feeder lambs. At San Angelo, TX 3208 head sold. Equity Electronic Auction sold 330 slaughter lambs in North Dakota. In direct trading no recent comparison Diamond • TS Whites Sheep and Goat Sale 2/15/18

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Farmers Livestock Springdale 2/16/18 486

Fort Smith Stockyards

2/13/18 760

Farmer’s & Ranchers Vinita, Okla.* 2/14/18 744

Joplin Regional Stockyards 2/12/18 2,899

Mi Stoc

2/12/18 1,135

I-40 Livestock Ozark 2/15/18 728

Uneven

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Uneven

St-6 Higher

Uneven

St-5 Higher

2-1

180.00-208.00 165.00-195.00 157.00-176.00 154.00-155.00 -----

180.00-200.00 162.00-180.00 153.00-180.00 141.00-142.00 -----

155.00-221.00 160.00-217.00 145.00-200.00 138.00-170.00 135.00-155.00

187.00-201.00 180.00-187.00 162.00-180.00 ---------

195.00-212.00 190.00-195.00 160.00-181.00 153.50-160.00 139.50

201.00-227.00 179.50-201.00 167.00-186.00 153.00-168.00 -----

192.00-220.00 172.00-190.00 161.00-175.00 144.00-163.50 139.00-150.00

204.00-215.00 190.00-209.00 166.00-198.00 151.00-165.00 143.00-155.00

185 170 155 148

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174.00-185.00 169.00-183.00 --------123.00-128.00

----164.00 140.00-156.00 132.00-141.00 133.00

160.00-218.00 155.00-210.00 135.00-182.00 130.00-155.00 130.00-145.00

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195.00-200.00 176.00-195.00 150.00-161.00 ---------

----149.00-157.00 152.00-169.00 143.00-163.00 131.00-140.00

--------147.50-172.00 135.00-157.50 139.00

188.00 178.00-201.00 149.50-175.00 ---------

170 158 150 135 120

152.00-181.00 138.00-175.00 130.00-150.00 132.00-150.00 118.00-132.00

166.00-174.00 153.00-166.00 145.00-157.00 143.00 -----

152.00-171.00 154.00-163.00 140.00-151.00 ---------

150.00-186.00 145.00-175.00 140.00-161.00 133.00-151.00 125.00-142.00

164.00-182.00 160.00-164.00 148.00-160.00 ---------

155.00-176.00 149.00-168.00 138.00-154.00 ---------

168.00-191.00 156.00-174.00 141.00-191.00 135.50-146.50 -----

160.00-180.00 148.00-166.00 139.00-151.00 130.00-141.00 129.00-131.00

157.00-170.00 149.00-179.00 142.00-163.00 133.00-150.00 133.00-136.00

160 148 135 128

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

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7.50; 105 lbs 190.00. s fob with 3-4 percent shrink or

s shorn and wooled 127-184 lbs g 139.07). mbs 105-115 lbs 190.00. mbs 110-120 lbs 160.00. wes Utility and Good 1-3 65.00;

10.23

Soft Wheat 10.28

Corn

10.27

Decatur Livestock Auction Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita

10.17

4.88

3 0

3.80

eville

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4.88 3.76

Hele

5.81 4.88 3.51

Elain

4.90

4.55

3.81

3.56

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163.71

500

1000

168.37 154.09 160.89

137.54 142.90 135.54

171.37

143.15

170.11

144.68

162.00

144.00 149.07

171.69 166.56

138.85

170.03

800.00-1460.00 † 875.00-1375.00 † 800.00-1325.00 * None Reported † 900.00-1690.00 *

139.68

159.95 169.59 158.45 163.55 **

139.63 143.17 142.81 145.42 **

152.96

136.05

143.24

165.85 *

600.00-1200.00 † 925.00-1450.00 † 800.00-1250.00 * None Reported † None Reported † 725.00-1540.00 †

141.58 177.42

143.37

175.66

145.69

170.83

1000.00-1675.00 † 1500.00-1910.00 * None Reported †

148.41 141.45

168.02 ***

***

2000

2500

142.64 173.68 170.66 171.59 163.04

Stilwell Livestock Auction* 2/14/18 1,170

Tulsa Livestock Auction 2/12/18 892

Welch Stockyards*

2/12/18 492

Ozarks Regional West Plains 2/13/18 3,346

St-5 Higher

2-10 Higher

St-13 Higher

Uneven

St-4 Higher

4-17 Higher

3-5 Higher

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170.73

204.00-215.00 190.00-209.00 166.00-198.00 151.00-165.00 143.00-155.00

185.00-222.50 170.00-195.00 155.00-182.00 148.00-163.00 147.75

194.00-228.50 182.00-211.00 156.00-197.00 155.50-175.50 150.00-159.00

202.50-220.00 184.00-211.00 168.00-190.00 150.00-178.00 143.00-158.50

173.00-205.00 169.00-181.00 167.00-177.00 150.00-155.00 -----

196.00-215.00 187.00-203.00 174.00-193.00 155.00-174.00 143.00-155.50

205.00-229.00 193.00-214.00 183.00-199.00 148.00-169.00 132.00-146.00

201.00-223.00 185.00-197.00 165.00-199.50 140.00-166.50 134.00-144.50

185.00-201.00 175.00-190.00 170.00-192.50 150.00-161.75 145.00-156.00

171.43

188.00 178.00-201.00 149.50-175.00 ---------

170.00-210.00 158.00-182.00 150.00-165.00 135.00-145.00 120.00-135.00

188.00-208.00 168.00-200.00 145.00-173.00 125.00-162.00 132.00-141.00

----203.00-209.00 158.00-177.00 ---------

--------150.00-167.00 135.00-152.00 131.00-139.00

----160.00-178.00 155.00-165.00 142.00-147.00 -----

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----173.00-185.00 155.00-165.00 135.00-150.00 134.00-144.00

170.00-190.00 150.00-171.00 140.00-166.00 135.00-152.00 115.00-128.00

0.00-180.00 8.00-166.00 9.00-151.00 0.00-141.00 9.00-131.00

157.00-170.00 149.00-179.00 142.00-163.00 133.00-150.00 133.00-136.00

160.00-185.00 148.00-164.00 135.00-150.00 128.00-142.00 -----

162.00-186.00 158.00-178.00 141.00-173.25 132.00-152.50 127.50-137.00

176.00-197.00 157.50-172.00 152.00-167.50 135.00-155.50 131.00-142.00

163.00-176.00 146.00-165.00 139.00-147.00 ----133.00-136.00

168.00-179.00 157.50-173.00 146.00-167.00 135.00-147.50 134.00-136.00

171.00-190.00 161.00-178.00 139.00-165.00 117.00-141.00 122.00-132.00

165.00-184.00 160.00-171.00 149.50-166.50 128.00-147.50 110.00-120.00

160.00-177.00 145.00-173.00 140.00-166.00 130.00-143.75 130.00-135.25

138.01 144.00 141.61 147.02

167.01

139.99

159.37

150.28

164.46

2/13/18 1,743

--------7.50-172.00 5.00-157.50 139.00

147.27 141.96

161.96

Ouachita Livestock Ola, Ark. 2/16/18 406

177.15

148.54

176.64

156.29 145.79

175.75

149.72

* 173.11 ** 162.99 154.26 170.15

157.12 151.98 245

Prices Based on Weighted Average for Steers and Heifers 550-600 lbs.

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151.00

140.31

177.15 137 164 191 218 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

146.98 143.49 144.24

149.63

164.45

110

145.00

143.34

162.55

169.28

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136.96 *

158.79

OKC West - El Reno, Okla. 2/14/18 12,466

Mid-State Stockyards*

144.47 139.58

165.93

N. Ark. Livestock Green Forest 2/14/18 3,630

Joplin Regional Stockyards 2/12/18 2,899

137.56

159.69

None Reported †

1500

141.84

158.60

None Reported †

Welch Stockyards

149.67 136.22

156.91

940.00-1250.00 †

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157.49

pairs 1225.00 †

Ash Flat El Reno Ft. Smith Green Forest Heber Springs Joplin Ouachita Ozark Ratcliff Searcy Siloam Springs Springdale Tulsa West Plains

165.75

2500

Nov. 17 Dec. 17 Jan. 18

heifers 550-600 LBS.

164.00

None Reported * 1000.00-1525.00 †

Farmers Livestock - Springdale Fort Smith Stockyards I-40 Livestock Joplin Regional Stockyards

9 6

2000

Ash Flat El Reno Ft. Smith Green Forest Heber Springs Joplin Ouachita Ozark Ratcliff Searcy Siloam Springs Springdale Tulsa West Plains

Week of 2/11/18

Uneven

Arkansas Cattle Auction - Searcy Ash Flat Livestock Benton County Sale Barn Cattlemen’s Livestock Cleburne County Livestock - Heber Springs County Line Sale - Ratcliff

Sorghum

10.26

1500

steers 550-600 LBS.

(Week of 2/11/18 to 2/17/18)

Week Ended 1/9/18

Soybeans

1000

cow/calf

avg. grain prices

ices

I-40 estock Ozark 2/15/18 728

500

Apr. 17 May 17 June 17 July 17 Aug. 17 Sept. 17 Oct. 17

Week of 1/21/18

75.50-90.00. 45 lbs 147.75. ice and Prime 1-2: 246.00-266.00, few 273.00; 60-70 240.00-248.00; 70-80 lbs 196.00.00; 80-90 lbs 200.00-218.00; 00. bs 265.00; 50-60 lbs 250.00-275.00, 70 lbs 250.00; 70-80 lbs 240.0090 lbs 210.00-245.00, few 252.0000-220.00. 262.50-275.00; 60-70 lbs 235.000-227.50; 85-90 lbs 182.00-197.00; 7.00. 50; 80-90 lbs 190.00-205.00. 0.00-287.50; 80-90 lbs 237.5000-180.00.

Cheese: Barrels closed at $1.4800 and 40# blocks at $1.5400. The weekly average for barrels is $1.4025 (+.0435) and blocks, $1.5175 (+.0005). Fluid Milk: County-wide, milk production varies. In the East, output is mixed. Meanwhile, volumes appear to be rising in areas of the Upper Mid-west and Western regions as mild winter conditions help to simulate milk output. Surplus volumes are heavier than expected in the mountainous states. Transportation for milk distribution remains a concern. Class I sales vary, but overall reported as steady. According to CDFA, March 2018 Class I prices in California are $15.20 in the 0 North and $15.47 in the South. Fluid cream supplies are adequate in most regions on mixed demand. A few suppliers are shopping cream into other regions. Butter operations are actively taking in loads. Regionally, cream multiples for all Classes range 1.00 to 1.17 in the East, 1.13 to 1.18 in the Mid-west, and .95 to 1.20 in the West. SPOT PRICES OF CLASS II CREAM, $ PER POUND BUTTERFAT F.O.B. producing plants: Upper Midwest - $2.33632.4397.

Feb. 17 Mar. 17

Week of 1/28/18

4 lbs 146.00.

2/16/18

$80

Week of 2/4/18

nd wooled 118 lbs 163.00; 125-145

$120

Arkansas Cattle Auction 685.00-1450.00 † Ash Flat Livestock 500.00-1250.00 † Benton County Sale Barn 735.00-1500.00 † Cattlemen’s Livestock 700.00-1200.00* Cleburne County Livestock 875.00-935.00 † County Line Sale - Ratcliff 750.00 † Prices reported per cwt Decatur Livestock Auction 750.00-1500.00* Farmer’s & Ranchers - Vinita None Reported * Farmers Livestock 750.00-1250.00 † Fort Smith Stock 600.00-1450.00 † I-40 Livestock - Ozark 750.00-1100.00 † Joplin Reg 450.00-1700.00 † Mid-State Stockyards 800.00-1375.00 * North Arkansas Livestock 950.00-1010.00 † 825.00-1500.00 † OKC West - El Reno Ouachita Livestock 650.00-1425.00 † Ozarks Regional 650.00-1450.00 † Stilwell Livestock Auction 1200.00-1625.00 * Tulsa Livestock Auction 1035.00-1375.00 † Welch Stockyards 810.00-1620.00 *

dairy sales

National Dairy Market at a Glance

$160

PricesPrices reported per cwt Prices reported reported per percwt cwt

Week of 1/21/18

d 90-105 lbs 205.00-215.00; 136

cows

(Week of 2/11/18 to 2/17/18)

Week of 1/28/18

90-110 lbs 215.00-230.00, few 0 lbs 170.00-205.00, few 225.000.00-170.00; 150-200 lbs 125.00-

replacement

San Angelo: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) no test; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 65.00-72.00; Utility and Good 1-3 (medium flesh) 76.00-82.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) 65.00-74.00; Cull and Utility 1-2 (very thin) 55.00-62.00; Cull 1 (extremely thin) 30.00-50.00. Pennsylvania: Good 3-4 (very fleshy) 65.00-95.00; Good 2-3 (fleshy) 70.00-100.00; Utility 1-2 (thin) no test; Cull 1 no test.

550-600 lb. steers

$200

Week of 2/4/18

feeder lambs. 3200 head of negor lambs were 2.00-4.00 higher. sold with all weights no trend due heep sold per hundred weight se specified. ice and Prime 2-3 90-160 lbs: wooled 120-180 lbs 124.00-130.00.

12 Month Avg. -

$240

Week of 2/11/18

es reports

USDA Reported * Independently Reported

116 137 158 179 * No price reported in weight break **USDA Failed To Report *** No Sale

200

Prices Based on Weighted Average for Steers and Heifers 550-600 lbs.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2018 1 p.m. Pomona, MO

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The Evolution of Efurd Farms Continued from Page 13 “I like chickens and Tyson has been good to our family,” Shawn said. “Tyson not only provides help whenever we need it but also a way of life for us.” Efurd Farms also runs a medium-sized cow/calf commercial herd bred by registered black and Red Angus bulls. “We are running as many cattle as the land can comfortably support. Using chicken litter as fertilizer allows more cattle per acre than usual,” Shawn explained. “We are moving toward more Red Angus because those cows seem calmer and I like how they and the calves look.” Male calves are banded the day after birth. Market calves are weaned at 450 pounds, while those heifers retained as replacements and to improve genetics are not weaned until 7 to 8 months old. These heifers are also fed 2 pounds of a 14-percent protein commercial feed per day. All cattle have free choice mineral, as well as hay when needed to support grazing during weather extremes. One of the advantages for cattle/chicken farms is the opportunity to use chicken litter as fertilizer which increases the quality and quantity of grass and hay one of Sean’s techniques is to spread ryegrass and clover seeds over the litter followed by a clean out spreading the litter so one application completes two tasks. Efurd Farms’ land is divided into larger pastures used for both grazing and haying with a modified rotational plan. In a typical year Jackson and Shawn shoot for 600 bales and had 120 carry over left from last year. “My biggest time challenge is summer during haying season while my biggest weed challenge is windborne thistle and cockle burr seed,” Shawn said. Water sources are split between ponds, wells and city water. Cows use the ponds to cool off and drink well water in tire tanks treated with a large chlorine pellet for algae control. Shawn has found this more effective than fish, which is another popular method. The chickens, on the other hand, have city water because it is better for the chickens and allows the cool cells to function optimally.

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Shawn and his wife Audra met through mutual friends. Their first date was dinner at Olive Garden, followed by a round of mini golf. According to Audra, they enjoyed each other but felt their worlds were too far apart for a meaningful relationship. Shawn was country and she was city. The differences were highlighted by the fact that Audra was an elementary school counselor while Shawn farmed. What they discovered, however, is that they had the same goals and values and that what appeared unworkable differences on the surface hiding a true compatibility. One of their common values was a belief in being civically active in their communities as a way of giving back for all they had been given by God. A side benefit from volunteering their time was contributing to policy development rather than simply being directed by it. Shawn is on the Sebastian County Conservation and Farm Service Agricultural boards, as well as being the assistant dairy superintendent for the Arkansas Oklahoma State Fair. He and Audra are on the Sebastian County Fair Board. Once Audra took a group of 4-H members to Washington D.C., where she was highly impressed by Congressman Womack who went far beyond what was expected to make their time with him special in a lifetime memory. Audra also belongs to the Arkansas Counseling Association and the Clearinghouse Guild which provides snack packs for food challenged youngsters. Recognizing their contribution to the community and the success of their farm, Shawn and Audra were awarded the 2014 Sebastian County Farm Family of the Year. The best reward came when they were allowed to foster and eventually adopt a daughter. First Malaki became the only and therefore very spoiled grandchild in the family and soon thereafter an active 4-H member whose first project was showing a rabbit at the county fair. This was definitely a good experience for all three of them. “God and circumstance put us together and all of us are reaping the benefits,” Audra said. FEBRUARY 26, 2018

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Land usage and family genealogies frequently become a complex collage whose images change from generation to generation. Bruce and Nicki Salmon and their sons Cody and Tate farm in Valley Springs and Lead Hill, Ark., and are the seventh generation to farm on the land. Bruce works for Sysco Foods as a driver while Nicki is a FedEx pricing administrator. Cody who attends Missouri State Uni-

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The family of Bruce Salmon has been farming in Arkansas since the 1820s. Pictured, from left, are Howard Young, Cody Salmon, Bruce Salmon, Nicki Salmon, Tate Salmon and Jim Young.

versity and Tate who is a junior in high when Jim, married Sue Chaney, Bruce’s mom, whose family arrived in Carroll school at Valley Springs. County in the 1820s. Sue lived The farm is a family busi40 miles from Hog Creek in ness with grandfather Howard Young being the patriarch. Valley Springs, Ark. Lead Hill, and the marriage combined two heritage ArHis son Jim and grandson kansas families. Bruce are additional segments Bruce related part of the old of the 1,400-acre cow/calf and family history explaining that a hay operation. Nonetheless, great-great grandfather was a colonel the herds are not combined Ozarks Farm & Neighbor • www.ozarksfn.com

in the Civil War and wounded at the Wilson Creek Battle. Then he returned home when three of his sons and he moved up to the White River bottoms in northern Boone County in order to get his boys away from the influence of the Jesse James gang, which was terrorizing the countryside and recruiting young men. On a personal level, Howard remembers being a youngster and using a double shovel plow for corn, as well as big neighborhood dinners when everyone shared work threshing each other’s lands. Howard’s eyes lit up when he talked about the women going into the gardens to get fresh produce for side dishes and then slicing hogs that were hung and cured for the community meal’s meat. He also remembers a mule colt kicking him in the stomach and waking up with his dad fanning him under a shade tree. As soon as Howard finished high school, he purchased 40 acres near his dad using money he had saved from raising and selling sows. Howard’s dad strongly encouraged Howard to buy it. “I came with a check to pay the bedridden man for the land and he wouldn’t take it,” Howard recalled. “He wanted cash so I quickly returned with three $100 bills, two $50 bills and five $20 bills and made both of us happy. It’s nice pasture now, but back then I ‘goated’ it off because it was all timberland.” The current substantial acreage is not all contiguous with as much as 40 miles distance from extreme ends. The land supports 225 Angus cross mommas and six purebred breeding bulls, which are both Hereford and Angus. The family prefers Angus because they are easy keepers and docile in addition to having a high fertility rate. “Color is not as important as maternal traits and longevity,” Bruce said. Herd management varies. Jim and Howard pull the bulls from their herds and have spring and fall calves. FEBRUARY 26, 2018

meet your neighbors Howard is particularly against having summer calves because of it being too hot, flies and increasing stress in addition to summer having less forage productivity. Bruce, on the other hand, is time constrained and leaves his bulls with his regular commercial herd though he also has a show commercial cattle herd. Cody breeds the show herd through AI but began using a little ET just this year. Nicki has developed a spreadsheet in a binder with a breeding log and colored tabs for each month to help with record keeping because the semen tank holds semen from 15 to 20 bulls. Detailed records allow optimum use on their 20 mommas, two or three of which they keep to show while selling the rest. Other management differences include Jim and Howard hand feeding the bulls during recovery time, while Bruce uses small amounts of cubes with all of his cattle. “Dad’s cattle are like pet dogs crowding around to get to the back of the truck before you can even get the bag open,” Tate said with a laugh. Jim and Howard tend to market the first week of August and the first week of March, while Bruce sells in spring and fall when he has the time to round them up. Health protocols are similar with all cattle receiving shots. The main difference is in fly control. Howard and Jim use pour on while Bruce uses a high performance mineral mix with fly control, partially due to time constraints and land conditions. Most of Bruce’s land is high and mountainous, with multiple wet weather springs and a cedar break. The result is he has fewer fly and weed issues, and moderated temperatures both in winter and summer, but also has more brush hogging to do. This year, Bruce hired someone with a commercial sprayer to maintain the more inaccessible areas. “Regardless of the differences in land conditions and management styles, all of our calves perform similarly due to comparable and carefully maintained genetics,” Bruce commented. The dominant characteristic of this family is cooperation. They smoothly blend working together while maintaining and supporting individual preferences.

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meet your neighbors Because the couple are employed off the ranch, many of their practices are simplified. Mommas are given 90 days rest before, as Ron says, “going back to work.” Cows and bulls receive only enough cubes to keep them interested, while calves are given a 14 percent free choice creep feed. Health protocols include vaccinating and using both pour on and paste wormer in the spring but only paste in the fall. The biggest health concern is pinkeye with a pour on and paste combination doing a good job of handling the issue. “Our vet, Dr. (Tim) O’Neil in Farmington, Ark., has always given us good advice so we do what he recommends,” Ron said. Land care and brush hogging are an equally important aspect of the Genz farm. The land contains a well and two ponds with one that is spring fed. It also has a wet weather creek. “I would like to divide my pastures for a better rotation program but I need to develop more water sources first, something in my plans though I am not there yet,” Ron explained. Ron uses an unusual fertilizer: fully treated and composted waste from Fayetteville Sanitation. “The material is very cheap and works extremely well when combined with soil testing, followed by supplementation with the nutrients that testing identifies,” Ron said. Weed control is equally important. Ron broadcast sprays in the spring and spot sprays mostly for windborne thistles. Honey locust is cut out and burned while brush hogging is used in outlying areas. Pasture is comprised of Bermuda, fescue, Orchardgrass and clover. Ron over seeds with Orchard grass and clover as needed to keep variety in the cattle’s diet and to provide good forage, especially since his large pastures mean little herd movement among pastures. Baling is a significant portion of farm income. Through the years Ron realized he needed a more efficient system, especially if that system could be worked by one person. Sandra was often busy with the cows, the house and family, which meant she was not always available when needed. Ron found a solution with a new piece of equipment called a Flexrake which he purchased last spring in Alabama. It can be attached to FEBRUARY 26, 2018

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Ron credits his father with an old tip for deciding if the hay is dry enough to bale. Clarence told Ron to grab a quarter-sized bunch of hay at each end and pull hard to see if the bunch breaks. The process is to be repeated three times, and, according to Clarence, if it breaks all three times, the hay is ready to bale. Ron and Sandra both feel they have

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Age: 18 Parents: Ray and Annette McGuire Hometown: Fairland, Okla. FFA Chapter: Wyandotte FFA Advisor: Mike Mayfield What is your favorite aspect of agriculture?

“My favorite part is animal science, particularly raising my pigs. I like to see a project start, develop and finish successfully. One of the best things is that I always learn something new with each group of pigs.”

Who is the most influential person in your life? “Philip Hofschulte is the most influential. He was an ag teacher, though I never had him as a teacher because he had retired before I got to high school. He has worked with me since I was 12 or 13 and taught me dedication and the importance of hard work in addition to being active in many aspects of FFA.”

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Awards: “In 2015, I won Grand Champion Yorkshire Guilt at the American Royal and in 2017 won first place in the Youth for Pork speech contest. I also won a scholarship for college expenses from the Future Agriculture Education Academy and attended Oklahoma State University agriculture week with the highlight being learning how to make and teach a lesson plan to a fellow student.” What are your future plans?

“I really have a passion for teaching and want to help the next generation of agriculturalists whether they farm, teach or are in ag communications or any other ag-related field. I am running for a state office as the Northeast Area FFA Vice President. If I win that office, I will go to OSU in Stillwater, and if not, I will go to Black Hawk East in Kewanee, Illinois on a scholarship. Then I will finish my preparation for being a teacher at Oklahoma State.”

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Genomic testing can increase performance in the future for commercial herds From parentage verification to predicting performance traits, the use of genomics has benefits for registered and commercial cattlemen alike. Genomics is the study of an entire set of genes in an animal, as opposed to genetics, which typically involves examining one single gene. The goal of genomics is to study all genes, identify how they interact and, in turn, how that affects development of the animal. By investing in genomics, producers can receive performance data that can help predict future profitability. Genomics gives farmers a look into 50,000 different traits that can be analyzed and provide a wealth of information, said Dennis Avery, embryologist and owner of DNA Genetics in Kansas, Okla. “Genomics has completely opened up the playing field to so many different breeding options,” Avery said. Chris Sweat, a registered and commercial cattleman from Hope, Ark., echoed this and said that his operation gets genomic tests for all of the bulls it sells and/or markets semen from. “We also do DNA testing for hair color to see if they’re homozygous black or polled,” Sweat said. “Those are the main traits that have been important to our bull buyers.” While the use of genome technology originated within registered breed organizations, there is nothing hindering commercial cattlemen from also taking advantage of genomics. Genomic testing provides information about an animal’s genetic makeup that can help producers make breeding and cattle selection decisions. Sweat said if farmers want to keep beef in the center of the plate, they have to produce a high-quality product. Not only is an excellent product demanded, he said, but the quantity demanded is rising simultaneously with population. So, farmers are working to grow more product with less resources. “I think by using genomic testing we can find the animals that are good producers and will have good growth,” Sweat said. Genomics have become such a norm in the registered cattle sector that it almost seems abnormal to not get cattle tested, Avery said. But for commercial cattlemen it is a little more situational and is seen mostly in large scale operations.

what do you say? How does a planned breeding season benefit a livestock producer?

“Planned breeding seasons allows for more uniform calves in larger numbers which brings a higher sale price.”

“Twenty years ago, if you weren’t artificially inseminating your cattle, you were getting left behind,” Avery said. “Ten years ago, if you weren’t doing embryo transfer work you were getting left behind. Now, if the purebred guy isn’t using it (genomics), he’s already behind.” On average, DNA tests for commercial cattle cost from $20 to $50. This may seem like a hefty price, but it is only a small percentage of the long-term costs for a cow or bull that will remain in the herd long-term. With the long-term investment in mind, determining whether or not to budget for genomic testing is still situational. Producers can reap many benefits by making breeding decisions that are backed by genomic data, but if the yields don’t outweigh the expenses then it’s not cost-effective. Sweat suggested evaluating the pros and cons just like a farmer would with any other major purchase. “If you can pencil it in and see that it will pay for itself in the long run, then yes, you need to take advantage of it,” Sweat said. Avery also said sometimes genomic testing is only feasible for large-scale commercial producers who have hundreds or even thousands of cows. There are many routes for a producer who wants to pursue genomic testing within their herd. Companies such as Zoetis, Igenity and GeneSeek offer multiple options for commercial cattle testing. One of the easiest ways for commercial cattlemen to put their foot in the door of genomics is to research and purchase a tested bull, Sweat said. If producers want to involve genomics on both sides of the equation, they could test their heifers each year. “If you have 100 cows, and you’re keeping 20 replacement heifers every year, instead of going out and genetically testing all 100 cows, just do your heifers. Then, in five years, you’ll have genomic data on basically your whole herd,” Sweat said. At the end of the day, genomic testing is just another valuable instrument. As with any others, there are pros and cons, but there is definitely a place for genomics in the commercial cattle sector. Avery and Sweat both said to keep things in perspective and to never let tools such as genomic data outrun common sense. “You don’t want to go out and start selecting your cattle based strictly on a tool and disregard some common sense things like feet, legs and structural correctness,” Sweat said. “It’s a tool and it should be used as a tool.”

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Herd health is a constant priority for cattlemen, and calving difficulties are often at the center of herd health concerns. For some producers, making decisions to purchase or retain replacement heifers can be a daunting task. Utilizing pelvic measurements on potential first-calf heifers is one way to aid in managing risks. When risks are managed, there is less cost for the producer, according to Charlie Robinson, a veterinarian at Wooderson Veterinary Clinic in Bolivar, Mo. According to a fact sheet by the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, a tool called the Rice pelvimeter can be used to measure the pelvic area of heifers, and therefore predict calving ease, before they are bred. Often there is a misinterpretation that the larger the heifer, the higher the likelihood for an unassisted birth. But that’s not always the case. Regardless of frame size, the area of the pelvis is the best indicator. “We have a 150 centimeter minimum to pass,” Robinson said. “It’s a pass or fail test, and it’s a you-meet-a-minimum sort of test.” Heifers with unusually small pelvises, or those that are abnormally shaped, often experience more frequent calving issues and should be culled. However, heifers with abnormally large pelvic measurements can also be more susceptible to calving difficulty than averagesized heifers. Pelvic measurement is one of the most well-accepted tests that can be performed by producers, Robinson said. The information gained by this testing is vital to ensure safety of the cow and calf and helps eliminate risk. “Pelvic measurements further reduce problems associated with calving ease,” Robinson said. FEBRUARY 26, 2018

A second reason pelvic measurements benefit the producer is that they are a long-term prevention of cost. For example, if the replacement heifer is not measured and has an abnormally shaped pelvis, the producer could potentially be calling their local vet with complications during calving. This results in a farm visit by the vet, which is never cheap, and the potential added expense of antibiotics. “We are always looking for ways to lessen the cost input on the farmer,” Robinson said. “If we have to deliver the calf, that’s a significant cost to the farmer.” Steven Rogers, a Red Angus cattle producer in Strafford, Mo.,, said he utilizes pelvic measurements before their farm’s production sale on not only purebred, but commercial heifers too because the information gained from pelvic measurements “helps buyers buy with confidence.” At the end of the day, “it comes down to economics,” he said. “The dollars and cents of this business dictate that a small investment like this saves you money in the future,” Rogers said. When a pelvic measurement is taken by a veterinarian, in many cases, the vet will also include a reproductive tract score (RTS). RTS is another quick way to gain even more knowledge on the heifer. This piece of information ensures cattleman are gaining insightful knowledge about their herd management, while potentially saving money. Scores from the RTS are ranked 1 (immature) through 5 (cycling), said Robinson. This is another way to assess the heifer prior to breeding. Obtaining this information is another way to “reduce input cost of less desirable heifers that fail either of these tests,” he said.

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more sophisticated biosecurity programs with more animal confinement and tighter controls on human visitors. Meanwhile, smaller operations might have livestock outside rather than in a confined space, which creates the need for other types of biosecurity practices. For example, when hogs are in an outdoor space, outdoor “vectors,” including wild animals and birds are always factors that must be managed. Hartville Feed is responsible for practicing biosecurity on all of the farms where its employees deliver feed. On certain farms where higher levels of biosecurity are in place, drivers put on plastic booties, step out of the truck, and spray the tires with disinfectant before driving through the gate. Drivers also follow a standard procedure that prevents them from climbing on feed bins, where the potential to spread disease from farm to farm through contaminating feed and equipment might exist. The cardinal rule for Hartville drivers is that they are not to enter barns at any time. In the swine and poultry industry, integrator companies may outline biosecurity principles in a policy or contract, but whether biosecurity procedures are put in place by a company or by an individual producer, Rice said he thought it didn’t make much of a difference in the long run, as long as the practices are consistent. Rice said, however, that he thought most farmers understand biosecurity, just to differing degrees. “It’s going to involve your livelihood,” said Rice. When biosecurity fails to be a priority, disease can financially ruin producers on all types and sizes of operations. “If the animals die or if they have to quarantine them to where they can’t come through – that’s a direct impact on (the producer),” said Rice. “It’s someFEBRUARY 26, 2018

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